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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Twin Lakes Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Twin Lakes Beach are Western Gull (89%), Brown Pelican (69%), and Rock Pigeon (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (67 species). 127 species have been reported here across 873 complete checklists from 324 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Western Gull89%
  2. 2Brown Pelican69%
  3. 3Rock Pigeon67%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant66%
  5. 5Heermann's Gull56%
  6. 6American Crow51%
  7. 7Black Phoebe34%
  8. 8Common Loon33%
  9. 9Surf Scoter33%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird31%
  11. 11Black Turnstone31%
  12. 12Brandt's Cormorant30%
  13. 13California Gull28%
  14. 14Harlequin Duck28%
  15. 15Elegant Tern23%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 53 species

  1. Western Gull88%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  3. Rock Pigeon62%
  4. Western Grebe54%
  5. Common Loon54%

Spring 62 species

  1. Western Gull86%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  3. Rock Pigeon73%
  4. American Crow53%
  5. Brown Pelican50%

Summer 36 species

  1. Western Gull88%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  3. Brown Pelican69%
  4. Rock Pigeon65%
  5. Caspian Tern44%

Fall 47 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  3. Brown Pelican75%
  4. Rock Pigeon61%
  5. Heermann's Gull55%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Little Gull5.8% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 713.0×
  • Harlequin Duck7.1% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 113.2×
  • Surfbird18% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 33.6×
  • Barrow's Goldeneye5.5% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 27.2×
  • Bonaparte's Gull17% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 17.8×
  • Common Loon30% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 14.7×
  • Black Turnstone26% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 14.0×
  • Sanderling24% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 12.0×

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.